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let me on a personal note start with what happened in benghazi. no one wants to find out exactly what happened more than i do. i have appointed an accountability review board that has already started examining whether our security procedures were appropriate, whether they were properly implemented and what lessons we can and must learn for the future. we are working as thoroughly and expeditiously as possible, knowing that we cannot afford to sacrifice accuracy to speed and of course our government is sparing no effort tracking down the terrorists who perpetrated this attack. and we are focused as we must on what needs to be done to protect our people and our facilities. we had another terrible attack yesterday. i strongly condemn the killing of a long time yemeni employee at our embassy. we are working with yemeni authorities to investigate this and bring those responsible to justice as well but throughout all of this we must not only focus on the headlines. we have to keep in mind the trend lines and remain focused on the broader strategic quest
let me on a personal note start with what happened in benghazi. no one wants to find out exactly what happened more than i do. i have appointed an accountability review board that has already started examining whether our security procedures were appropriate, whether they were properly implemented and what lessons we can and must learn for the future. we are working as thoroughly and expeditiously as possible, knowing that we cannot afford to sacrifice accuracy to speed and of course our...
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you've been in benghazi. your group is billing a trauma center there. i wonder if you would comment on the assassination of ambassador stevens. do you think, for example, that the state department was wise in letting him even go down there given it was 9/11? i mean, 9/11, seems to me, that everybody in washington or maybe in libya, too, forgot there was a big anniversary coming up, and, as you know, because you were in the embassy there when the chief of mission goes off, sends a cable to washington, says i'm going down, be back in a couple days. they concur or not. it just seems to me he walked into a lion's den without anybody really aware of what the situation was. >> well, i just a minor note, our efforts in benghazi were actually to have teaching hospitals in the united states and their local counterparts in benghazi. i can't claim to build a trauma center. we facilitated a number of training programs we hope go forward, but as far as what's, you know, what was going on there, you know, i wrote a piece, also, in which i argue that the, you know, th
you've been in benghazi. your group is billing a trauma center there. i wonder if you would comment on the assassination of ambassador stevens. do you think, for example, that the state department was wise in letting him even go down there given it was 9/11? i mean, 9/11, seems to me, that everybody in washington or maybe in libya, too, forgot there was a big anniversary coming up, and, as you know, because you were in the embassy there when the chief of mission goes off, sends a cable to...
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we stick out in a place like benghazi. there had been -- there was a pattern of attacks of the course of the previous six months, and practically all the more high-profile, other local officials or international diplomats. so one would have to say that that was a prominent target. so unexplained. i have not heard any convincing answers as to why that was the case. cultural a vendor. he was not there to meet with us because i have heard that he was in town when i arrived. that made it into various press outlets in the think there was just so much misinformation running around, the campaign and the rest of it, that may be somewhat natural. i don't know. as soon that answers will come out. >> last question. >> susan ball. i was curious what you said that the royal protection was up back to normal or when it was before. who is given the profit from all that well at this point? >> well, you know, libya is in a marine environment and has been difficult and interesting. it is just months before the revolution, a couple of major u
we stick out in a place like benghazi. there had been -- there was a pattern of attacks of the course of the previous six months, and practically all the more high-profile, other local officials or international diplomats. so one would have to say that that was a prominent target. so unexplained. i have not heard any convincing answers as to why that was the case. cultural a vendor. he was not there to meet with us because i have heard that he was in town when i arrived. that made it into...
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there's there is a saying in benghazi when i was there that when benghazi sneezes the rest of libya catches a cold and i think that really speaks to the grievances of this region and the militia problem is part of it. the oil factor is another issue. nearly two-thirds of the oil comes from this area and what is a very fractured security landscape and the power throughout clip of -- libya was especially acute in the eastern part especially in benghazi and we saw a period of attacks and a worsening security situation really since the july 7 election, rocket attacks, thwarted car bombs, assassinations of qadhafi air officials and militias running around in the open and of course the culmination of this was the attack on the consulate. now in my paper, i define eastern instability for the eastern problems into really three categories. the first is sort of the move toward economy or federalism, these grievances. in many cases this is a concern but somewhat from the scene after the july 7 election as the second issue is salafi militancy. obviously this is a huge concern and i will talk about that
there's there is a saying in benghazi when i was there that when benghazi sneezes the rest of libya catches a cold and i think that really speaks to the grievances of this region and the militia problem is part of it. the oil factor is another issue. nearly two-thirds of the oil comes from this area and what is a very fractured security landscape and the power throughout clip of -- libya was especially acute in the eastern part especially in benghazi and we saw a period of attacks and a...
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it said benghazi, you are going to go back. and advocate for benghazi -- from that light, where now that will be the trouble and we won't forget about it. there are plenty--not the least is all the others. >> do we need to set up? >> just a couple of points i would like to raise here. the issue of security. i have seen over the last almost three years that there's a difference between security in libya and europeans and americans and others evaluate the situation. if you look at libya in the prism through the eyes and experience of afghanistan, iraq and somalia, much better than the country is stable. not any more about the last few days, a couple days. so i think at the political level, affected how some of those who were thinking about how to deal with libya to be relaxed and that is why these events took some of us by surprise. we had to change that. libyans don't like to compare themselves to somalia. the demand of what they want to see of the country and security is completely different. they are looking at a country that
it said benghazi, you are going to go back. and advocate for benghazi -- from that light, where now that will be the trouble and we won't forget about it. there are plenty--not the least is all the others. >> do we need to set up? >> just a couple of points i would like to raise here. the issue of security. i have seen over the last almost three years that there's a difference between security in libya and europeans and americans and others evaluate the situation. if you look at...
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consulate in benghazi last month. this portion of the briefing is about 20 minutes. >> this forum hosted by the center for strategic and international studies focuses not tunisia, morocco, algeria and libya. north african country as part of what is known as maghreb. experts on the region talk about political come economic and security dynamics since the start of the arab spring up raising in late 10. this is about 90 minutes. >> thank you. i'd like to welcome you to our third panel of the day. my name is haim malka can a senior fellow and chair of the middle east program here at csis. we had a great morning with a lot of substance. we started out talking about the political trends come and turn all political dynamic in each of the countries in the maghreb. then we moved on to talk about the economic and social economic at many countries in the region face and i'll bring the strands together and look at how the political and socioeconomic trends in the region intersite and affect stability moving forward in the region,
consulate in benghazi last month. this portion of the briefing is about 20 minutes. >> this forum hosted by the center for strategic and international studies focuses not tunisia, morocco, algeria and libya. north african country as part of what is known as maghreb. experts on the region talk about political come economic and security dynamics since the start of the arab spring up raising in late 10. this is about 90 minutes. >> thank you. i'd like to welcome you to our third panel...
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we called this report flashing red, a specialist report on the terrorist attack in benghazi. flashing red was a term that was used in conversation with us by an official of the state department, and it couldn't have been more correct. all the evidence was flashing red that we had put american personnel in benghazi in an increasingly dangerous situation with violent is slammist -- violent islamicist extremists having occurred there with attacks on our mission there, two others prior to that year, and yet we did not give them the security that they needed to protect them, and we did not make the decision that i believe we should have made since we didn't provide them with the security that we should have closed our mission there. and as a result, people really suffered. mr. president, we recognize that the congressionally mandated accountability review board at the department of state has issued a report on the events in benghazi, and i think it was an excellent report. there are other committees of congress continuing with their own investigations, and each of these will and s
we called this report flashing red, a specialist report on the terrorist attack in benghazi. flashing red was a term that was used in conversation with us by an official of the state department, and it couldn't have been more correct. all the evidence was flashing red that we had put american personnel in benghazi in an increasingly dangerous situation with violent is slammist -- violent islamicist extremists having occurred there with attacks on our mission there, two others prior to that...
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consulate benghazi, libya. that is followed by senator barbara boxer in two gun-control measures she plans to introduce. after that, represented diana decant and carolyn mccarthy touched by a booster in gun laws. >> our first experience was to come in a different way from other families out there. probably will never happen in history. we went in and took a picture he was behind the desk and not that we didn't get to move into the white house because he so unexpectedly left their daughter's then son-in-law to pack all of their clothes and belongings. it literally took seven or eight days. we had to go back to our little house in alexandria, virginia in suburbia, you know, the neighborhoods around the base euchre service. we been living there. his dad was vice president. that night, his mom was cooking dinner. [laughter] utterly we were cooking dinner and she looks over and says jerry, something is wrong here. [laughter] aegis became president of the united states and i'm still cooking. >> senator daniel nla die
consulate benghazi, libya. that is followed by senator barbara boxer in two gun-control measures she plans to introduce. after that, represented diana decant and carolyn mccarthy touched by a booster in gun laws. >> our first experience was to come in a different way from other families out there. probably will never happen in history. we went in and took a picture he was behind the desk and not that we didn't get to move into the white house because he so unexpectedly left their...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. state department officials will testify about the security permission. investigators in the attack that security staff was insufficient at the posts. that hearing begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. >> now, master tom pickering, former joint chiefs of staff, mike mullins with her purse on the benghazi attacks and deputy secretary of state william burns briefed reporters. this is about 30 minutes. >> welcome, everybody. thank you for joining us. as you know, the accountability review board on benghazi that the secretary established has now completed its work on the classified and unclassified versions have been released to the hill and it had a chance to see the unclassified version as well as the secretary's letter to members. today we have embedded the chairman of the accountability review board, ambassador tom pickering and pace chairman of the review board, admiral mike mullen to join us here to address your questions and introducing them will be deputy secretary of state, bill burns. >>
consulate in benghazi, libya. state department officials will testify about the security permission. investigators in the attack that security staff was insufficient at the posts. that hearing begins at 8:00 a.m. eastern. >> now, master tom pickering, former joint chiefs of staff, mike mullins with her purse on the benghazi attacks and deputy secretary of state william burns briefed reporters. this is about 30 minutes. >> welcome, everybody. thank you for joining us. as you know,...
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i myself wasn't very a bbc and, you know, gaffe -- we are going to kill the people in benghazi. and he said he's going kill. he was going kill. [inaudible] what do we have to do? i was no no-fly zone. i wanted i think that today in syria, it's very, very, very disappointing to see we are not doing anything. it's as if we have agreed to disagree on this and let. be the way it was with the syrians. i'm not saying we have to be passive. we have to be respectful and we should not intervene only to protect the interest in libya. it was a clear it was deal between the united states and france. i think in syria we have to care about the people being killed and not the strategic interest which is i think is the case today. >> i'm a journalist from egypt visiting d.c., and returning back again to cover the i i did i did diad.a. lem that. you said that the islamist in egypt say that the -- [inaudible] this is not the case. [inaudible] to islam and what can be solution to this gap which i think will not be solvent in the upcoming years. we will have -- problems. >> thank you. thank you for
i myself wasn't very a bbc and, you know, gaffe -- we are going to kill the people in benghazi. and he said he's going kill. he was going kill. [inaudible] what do we have to do? i was no no-fly zone. i wanted i think that today in syria, it's very, very, very disappointing to see we are not doing anything. it's as if we have agreed to disagree on this and let. be the way it was with the syrians. i'm not saying we have to be passive. we have to be respectful and we should not intervene only to...
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hersry tbefriendad there was a guy in benghazi at the tm, country fell to the rebels very quickly, and the rest do not. the rebels tried to go up the road to take tripoli and the others from gaddafi's nwavte t they are probably the most useless guerrilla army i have ever come cries across. they were rubbish. they were mostly teacherand doctors and things like that. they had never picked up weapons before. th didn'know how to fire them. i ca acss b wod a bit is missing from my weapon. i said which bit is that? i said so what are you going to do and he saidi will wait until the bitcm. hed m 17. then i heard myself say, does your mother know you are here? [laughter] he said yes, and she's very proud of me. i said she won't bevry oui nobtt thitsiro y thernot great. they were getting pushed back down towards and hanlon said he would fihtouseyu. after people said that he was prepared to die as a martyr, he w ingttru tht he meant it. i think if the intervention hadn't come, it would've been a huge refugee exodus to egypt. i think he would probably have a war going on to this a then, of course
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consulate in benghazi. at the same time government that is extremely anxious to cooperate with the united states, extremely interested to behave the way of government should do in a situation of this sort. in addition, we see something that we very rarely see to take a position in favor of all government control. they are trying to -- the militias and the problem of the militias. we are very lucky to have with us three people who have been -- recently. i think both fred and cofield were there in july and i think these just came out. i thought it had been even more recently. they have all spent a considerable amount of time in libya and are well acquainted with the situation. let me briefly introduce them, starting am i right with fred wary. fred is the latest addition to the military program here. is a senior associate in the program and he specializes essentially on security issues and covers not only libya but also covers the gulf countries. i think you should look forward to a lot more work from him. to
consulate in benghazi. at the same time government that is extremely anxious to cooperate with the united states, extremely interested to behave the way of government should do in a situation of this sort. in addition, we see something that we very rarely see to take a position in favor of all government control. they are trying to -- the militias and the problem of the militias. we are very lucky to have with us three people who have been -- recently. i think both fred and cofield were there...
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others try to befriendad there was a guy in benghazi at the time,tcutr lt reyick dt. re t t ut t ri a the others from gaddafi's hands. willavet tell t dos th l that. they had never picked up weapons before. they didn't know how to fire em. i came across one boy who sad, i w bs hat?o i said so what are you going to do and h said i will wait until the bit comes. i said hello to you? he said i m enrdyssa d urheow a ee ug] ais, sry d me. i said she won't be veryproud of you if ou go intobttle thitsiro y thert t. wgeg edk hanlon said he would fight house byu. tepole said that he was prepared to die as a martyr, people knew that he meant it. heas going to go through with it. ha c iul ba rgexotoeypt. i think he would probably have a war going on to this day. then, of course, libya is so simple. it is a small population about six my peole s dese inteot o hoa dsah csteo roads. the main fighting waalong the coast roads as well. militarily, it was quite simple. he didn't have any friends. ofsedispoktsye anr g i ahogenous society as well. now, syria is shaping up under cti oromar
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he went to benghazi for a reason because benghazi is really where these kind of battles take place. they are the battles between forces of extremism and forces of moderation. news flash, benghazi is a very dangerous place. he knew that and the state department knew that. and that's why the secretary is appointed the accountability review board and there during the investigations to see if they are right. decisions were taken but let me tell you what happened after the ambassador was killed. tens of thousands of people marched in the streets of benghazi and they said chris stevens is our friend. they overran the militia. the president of libya ordered all to be shut down. this is a country going through an incredibly different time. from the premise of your question it sounds like he would rather have supported gadhafi being there. without american leadership, gadhafi would still be there and the principal part of leading that effort our principal part of insuring and supporting the moderate forces in libya. with regards to the investigation, you know, we can take the threat we want
he went to benghazi for a reason because benghazi is really where these kind of battles take place. they are the battles between forces of extremism and forces of moderation. news flash, benghazi is a very dangerous place. he knew that and the state department knew that. and that's why the secretary is appointed the accountability review board and there during the investigations to see if they are right. decisions were taken but let me tell you what happened after the ambassador was killed....
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was there ever any discussion, after the benghazi attack, of putting marines at the compound in benghazi to help secure it? and what is your assessment and analysis of al qaeda and al qaeda affiliates or inspired organizations there, their ability to assemble and generate an attack capability of this sort very rapidly, and for the united states to openly have no sense that it needed to provide the security to meet that potential threat? what does it say to you about al qaeda related groups in that region? >> okay. first of all with regards to benghazi, what we, what we responded to was a request to provide a f.a.s.t. team that would go into tripoli and try to provide additional security there and we responded to that and did that. at that point, for all intents and purposes, benghazi had been, you know, pretty much unoccupied by any of the diplomatic and, other security personnel that were there. so, the main focus then was on tripoli and the embassy in tripoli and that's what we responded to. with regards to, to al qaeda and, you know, its, its efforts in that area, i mean think it is f
was there ever any discussion, after the benghazi attack, of putting marines at the compound in benghazi to help secure it? and what is your assessment and analysis of al qaeda and al qaeda affiliates or inspired organizations there, their ability to assemble and generate an attack capability of this sort very rapidly, and for the united states to openly have no sense that it needed to provide the security to meet that potential threat? what does it say to you about al qaeda related groups in...
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consulate in benghazi. the next portion of today's briefing runs about 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. still morning, rather. good morning. thanks for being here. before we start, i just thought i'd say, if i might, in what you could consider a point of personal privilege, setting aside assessments of winners and losers, as someone who worked with the vice president for two years and traveled with him are not of the country and the world, i took extreme pleasure in watching the debate last night because of the way that he demonstrated his passion and his wisdom and the joy that he brings to the job of serving the american people was vice president, and of working with this president to bring about positive change for the middle class and for this country. i thought he presented a remarkably strong case for the policies that this president has put in place and the policies that he believes are the right ones to move the country forward. it was -- it capped off for me what was an extraordinary day be
consulate in benghazi. the next portion of today's briefing runs about 20 minutes. >> good afternoon, everyone. still morning, rather. good morning. thanks for being here. before we start, i just thought i'd say, if i might, in what you could consider a point of personal privilege, setting aside assessments of winners and losers, as someone who worked with the vice president for two years and traveled with him are not of the country and the world, i took extreme pleasure in watching the...
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so she is focused on that with regard to what happened in benghazi. but she is also, obviously, engaged all across the world on broad cross-section of issues. we're, obviously, not going to be getting into legacy when she's still got four months of very busy times here leading this department and leading for the president. please. >> i've got one more on libya just to go back to yesterday, and it's something i raised with pat yesterday as well. i just, i was a little surprised at his response to the question that i asked yesterday, and it has to do with what mr. nordstrom said at the very end of his testimony which was the quote was: for me, the taliban is inside of the building, referring to this building. um, pat said he found that comment surprising. but i would think that feelings would run a little bit stronger than just surprising, considering a comment like that suggests there's some kind of a conspiracy within the state department or within the diplomatic security office to deny people the protection, the security that they need or that, in fa
so she is focused on that with regard to what happened in benghazi. but she is also, obviously, engaged all across the world on broad cross-section of issues. we're, obviously, not going to be getting into legacy when she's still got four months of very busy times here leading this department and leading for the president. please. >> i've got one more on libya just to go back to yesterday, and it's something i raised with pat yesterday as well. i just, i was a little surprised at his...
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a terrorist attack in benghazi, the burning of american schools. these and other seeds of anger and violence have understandably led americans to ask, what is happening? what is happening to the promise of the arab spring? what does this mean for the united states? well, i certainly think it is important to ask these questions and toseek answers, as you are doing today. and let me come on a personal note star with what happened in benghazi. no one wants to find out exactly what happened more than i do. i have appointed an accountability review board has already started examining whether our security procedures were appropriate, whether they were properly implemented, and what lessons we can and must learn for the future. we are working as thoroughly and expeditiously as possible, knowing that we cannot afford to sacrifice accuracy to speed. and, of course, our government is sparing no effort in tracking down the terrorist to perpetrated this attack. we are focused, as we must come on lot more needs to be done right now to protect our people in our
a terrorist attack in benghazi, the burning of american schools. these and other seeds of anger and violence have understandably led americans to ask, what is happening? what is happening to the promise of the arab spring? what does this mean for the united states? well, i certainly think it is important to ask these questions and toseek answers, as you are doing today. and let me come on a personal note star with what happened in benghazi. no one wants to find out exactly what happened more...
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machine guns and all that kind of stuff i think it was better defended than the compound connaughton if benghazi and i mean that seriously but it turned out not to be necessary. and if -- i didn't spend all that much time there because a lot of the reporting that i pass through and it is shifted to a different location, but they have maintained a bureau with armored cars and full-time iraqi staff. it was a fairly expensive endeavor for the newspaper. >> is life for any americans still in iraq still glass walls and armored cars? >> it is a group that is there not this last summer but the saudi the customer before and i went around in the street with all of the iraqis went to a demonstration, went to a store i wouldn't linger in the contested neighborhoods if you went into sadr city and some security it was a million times better than it was in 06 and 07 and i have to say from a military perspective the surge did strike down level violence and it's the surge that made it possible for the forces to leave the there are a very unsettled political issues including the worrisome trend by the iraqi gove
machine guns and all that kind of stuff i think it was better defended than the compound connaughton if benghazi and i mean that seriously but it turned out not to be necessary. and if -- i didn't spend all that much time there because a lot of the reporting that i pass through and it is shifted to a different location, but they have maintained a bureau with armored cars and full-time iraqi staff. it was a fairly expensive endeavor for the newspaper. >> is life for any americans still in...
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i think that is one of the most important activities along with the situation in benghazi. but going back to the issue of ben ali, while i was there recently and libya one of the big questions that was asked was was it necessary just to stay responding to a law that was issued by the general national assembly as much as the response was folded in militias that were part of the siege. so those a question, is the state going to be arming all militia or is there some standard or criteria for good militia cooperating and militia that isn't cooperating? many of the residents who had traveled to tripoli and had the opportunity talk with kept pointing out that the issues existed in a stronger extent in other areas but since you seem to cooperate with the gmc they're being sidelined or are marginalized or not highlighted as much as a situation in benny ali. so those are the larger activities but think if you look at the more mundane even day-to-day cases which are seen as a lot of communities are turning to militia for protection. so the faith in the police is eroding. but even iss
i think that is one of the most important activities along with the situation in benghazi. but going back to the issue of ben ali, while i was there recently and libya one of the big questions that was asked was was it necessary just to stay responding to a law that was issued by the general national assembly as much as the response was folded in militias that were part of the siege. so those a question, is the state going to be arming all militia or is there some standard or criteria for good...
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take for example the report about the attack on the embassy in benghazi. we were inundated with images of angry protesters surrounding the embassy filling the streets with shouts and violence, but where were the reports of the libyans who were carrying the ambassador trying to protect him as they were taking him to the hospital? where were the images of people around the arab world who work mourning the loss of the ambassador while holding roses in his honor. while we miss out on hearing from the mainstream voices, we lose the nuanced understanding of the situation. i'm not denying the importance of a vibrant marketplace of ideas. but civil society needs to hold the media accountable for highlighting only one extreme narrative. we've got to push back against the media's often one-sided portrayal and work to find mechanisms that give incentives to highlighting peaceful over sensational voices. there is a sincere effort to countering this kind of hateful narrative that seems to be getting so much attention. a civil society organizations such as the muslim pu
take for example the report about the attack on the embassy in benghazi. we were inundated with images of angry protesters surrounding the embassy filling the streets with shouts and violence, but where were the reports of the libyans who were carrying the ambassador trying to protect him as they were taking him to the hospital? where were the images of people around the arab world who work mourning the loss of the ambassador while holding roses in his honor. while we miss out on hearing from...
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just within the last 24 hours there was a police bombing in benghazi, where three were killed. if and so the security institutions that are supposed to be protecting are also being attacked. there is not one particular militia that is emerging as the central power, but there seems to be many. even the supreme security committee, so you are seeing more intron militia fighting between the motion and the state, but one of the most important activities along with the situation in benghazi. but going back to that issue ration -- the situation. while i was there recently and libya while the big questions that was asked was that was not necessarily just the state responding to a law that was issued by the general national assembly, as much as the response was folded and. so there was a question. will the state be deciding all militia or is there some standards or criteria for good melissa cooperating and militia that is not. traveled to tripoli, and i had the opportunity to talk with, the company at that the issues are in a stronger extent in other areas. since there were seen to be c
just within the last 24 hours there was a police bombing in benghazi, where three were killed. if and so the security institutions that are supposed to be protecting are also being attacked. there is not one particular militia that is emerging as the central power, but there seems to be many. even the supreme security committee, so you are seeing more intron militia fighting between the motion and the state, but one of the most important activities along with the situation in benghazi. but...
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what they did with egypt, with benghazi, with so many dictators, they were supporting them because it suit at that time the strategic interests and the economic interests. so the point for me was to deal with this and to be very cautious with wording. i was not buying from the very beginning this perception, oh, it's the arab spring, these are revolutions. i started by saying let us be cautiously optimistic. something is happening which is great. and what is great is what i call in the book and in the title the awakening. and the awakening is the awakening of the arab mind and the intellectual revolution with people understanding, yes, it's possible to get rid of dictators, it's possible to change the country. this is irreversible. that cannot be chaingd. and this is something which is a legacy, a shift which is very promising for the now and for the future. now to speak about revolutions that are achieved and i don't know, i still don't know. so i don't know today if what is happening in egypt is an unfinished or an unachieved revolution. i don't know what is happening with what is h
what they did with egypt, with benghazi, with so many dictators, they were supporting them because it suit at that time the strategic interests and the economic interests. so the point for me was to deal with this and to be very cautious with wording. i was not buying from the very beginning this perception, oh, it's the arab spring, these are revolutions. i started by saying let us be cautiously optimistic. something is happening which is great. and what is great is what i call in the book and...
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he had been looking forward to spending christmas in benghazi and skiing in the al. s would be nice if neutrality laws allow or the italian. all were army vehicles have the wind shield removed to prevent reflected light from capturing the enemy's attention. it made driving challenges when the wind kicked up and the sand too which happened all the time. it was painfully so. the sigh violence of sand and wind against the face took him wack. when he his and mother had migrated home from vermont through the great hurricane that would be remembered as the long island express. they had dropped off the younger brother louis for the first year at saint paul in the rain. it had been raining for days. then returned to windsor, they were aware that the rivers were rising, and that flooding was occurring in western vermont. but that hadn't seemed eerie. flooding was a regular part of the changing of the season. the family had been anxious about the safety. but no one said the word hurricane. and rob and his mother were eager to get home. the next morning before they left, uncle
he had been looking forward to spending christmas in benghazi and skiing in the al. s would be nice if neutrality laws allow or the italian. all were army vehicles have the wind shield removed to prevent reflected light from capturing the enemy's attention. it made driving challenges when the wind kicked up and the sand too which happened all the time. it was painfully so. the sigh violence of sand and wind against the face took him wack. when he his and mother had migrated home from vermont...
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we have seen it in bank as a -- benghazi where despite a large security presence, a u.s. ambassador was killed. this suggests we are moving into a world that will be more and more difficult to continue to depend on governments protecting our diplomats because the skit -- the investments required to deal with 400 people, they have huge implications for the number of embassies he can run. >> it will have to remain for the host government. this is an increased threat. that does not reduce the other threats -- the attempt on the life of our ambassador in benghazi. this does that mean other threats are being reduced. there is no way of avoiding the prime responsibility of being host nation. there are many circumstances in which host nations fully lived up to these responsibilities. what we are hearing about your is the exception to that. across the middle east, host nations often do an outstanding job in -- and their police forces often do a great job protecting foreign embassies. where they fall down than to that task, then we have discussions with those governments. that is
we have seen it in bank as a -- benghazi where despite a large security presence, a u.s. ambassador was killed. this suggests we are moving into a world that will be more and more difficult to continue to depend on governments protecting our diplomats because the skit -- the investments required to deal with 400 people, they have huge implications for the number of embassies he can run. >> it will have to remain for the host government. this is an increased threat. that does not reduce...
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our ambassador in benghazi was loved by the libyan people, especially the people of benghazi. who credited him for saving their lives when moammar qadhafi's troops were on the outskirts of the city about to massacre them. i wish more attention were paid to that. i wish more attention were paid to the ceremonies that are happening today in tripoli honoring -- or under secretary william burns is there honoring, honoring the service of ambassador stevens. the ceremonies are going to occur in benghazi honoring him as well. i'm saying we have a government in libya that is trying to do the right thing. there are open-source reporting in the press today, 50 american f.b.i. agents are now investigating this. those are the actions of a cooperative government. they are trying to help us. they just don't have the resources to do it well. cutting off aid to them doesn't make sense to me. on the one hand, we're demanding that they protect our embassies but they're saying to us, we want to but we don't have the resources to do it and on the on the other hand we're threatening to take away t
our ambassador in benghazi was loved by the libyan people, especially the people of benghazi. who credited him for saving their lives when moammar qadhafi's troops were on the outskirts of the city about to massacre them. i wish more attention were paid to that. i wish more attention were paid to the ceremonies that are happening today in tripoli honoring -- or under secretary william burns is there honoring, honoring the service of ambassador stevens. the ceremonies are going to occur in...
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maybe i'm wrong, but it seems to me the issue of benghazi and was a complete media blackout in terms of what transpired i require watching susan rice, i watched her go and watched the 25th presentation by obama for the united nations there was a terrorist attack and all the while there is a video there was no demonstration for the reinforcements for security enhancements. the attacks prior to that in a couple months, and by then goes on the campaign and says they knew nothing about it. well, my understanding is that the president has control and is well aware in the situation room. he is aware of decisions being made. >> host: we got your point that it is an october surprise. >> guest: i wonder about this notion that the media is not covering what's going on in benghazi. icy cliffs and "the new york times" almost every day the national security writers have been doing quite a lot on benghazi and the aftermath of the attack and the prix lewd, the run-up to it. the conservative media believes that it is not being covered enough. whether or not it is there are guys at abc, as i said "th
maybe i'm wrong, but it seems to me the issue of benghazi and was a complete media blackout in terms of what transpired i require watching susan rice, i watched her go and watched the 25th presentation by obama for the united nations there was a terrorist attack and all the while there is a video there was no demonstration for the reinforcements for security enhancements. the attacks prior to that in a couple months, and by then goes on the campaign and says they knew nothing about it. well, my...
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it weeps and bleeds for man who literally blood, who killed and brutalized by a fanatic mob in benghazi. the reaction of our leadership was not anger, not fury, not deterrable swift sword. to the bleeding, slaughter spectacle, visibly team, a sheepish statement of weakness and wondering aloud whether the secretary of state and others, whether our own freedoms, our own constitutional freedoms go just a bit too far. a muslim mob brutalizes and murderers and american ambassador, representatives of the united states of america to disgrace him into disgrace us, he could murder us and brutalized us, too, all of us. when our government reacts by shattering and shaking and wondering the consequences of our first amendment. complaints and inconsequential fool as a filmmaker with a paltry influence for the venom unleashed in another part of the world. god help us, god help us. well, another line from the bass . we thinks is your voice. we think streator a couple this. in the midst of this, there was a voice. it was mitt romney. he did not hesitate. he thundered this. i am outraged by the attacks
it weeps and bleeds for man who literally blood, who killed and brutalized by a fanatic mob in benghazi. the reaction of our leadership was not anger, not fury, not deterrable swift sword. to the bleeding, slaughter spectacle, visibly team, a sheepish statement of weakness and wondering aloud whether the secretary of state and others, whether our own freedoms, our own constitutional freedoms go just a bit too far. a muslim mob brutalizes and murderers and american ambassador, representatives of...
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the tragic attack that took lives of ambassador stevens and three other embassy personnel in benghazi. there are a lot of bad actors in syria. we saw those going across this area iraq border and killing our people there. among the hardliners of the brigade, the brotherhood among the foreigners of jihad, all while, so there's no scarcity that you say people are not agreed with the rationale says, the cautionary note about every so-called arab spring committee eric chaos episode in every country brings to the surface the sloppiness in egypt, chi hotties in syria, libya and now some bad apples in syria. so everybody has to be really careful not to rush in with an intervention that can just clear the path for the worst actors. some of them may be in many respects worse than the current side country and assad machine. >> very briefly on that. i agree with the thrust of what ariel said. however coming of islamist takeover of a nationalist war against the russians in chechnya and the north caucasus. you must have the same thing happened in bosnia in 1995. you may be seen that happen now syri
the tragic attack that took lives of ambassador stevens and three other embassy personnel in benghazi. there are a lot of bad actors in syria. we saw those going across this area iraq border and killing our people there. among the hardliners of the brigade, the brotherhood among the foreigners of jihad, all while, so there's no scarcity that you say people are not agreed with the rationale says, the cautionary note about every so-called arab spring committee eric chaos episode in every country...
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>> like benghazi. >> benghazi was local militants, not al-qaeda from above. but people lose those quiks very -- convictions very quickly sometimes in terms of politics. i be i think -- but i think there's still a reason to use them. you want to be careful about the incentive question that you're not treating it like a hammer and the republic looks like a nail. you don't want to be willy-nilly about it. the 2001 authorization is still legal authority. they can yank it, they haven't. if we're causing real destabilization in pakistan, that would be a serious issue to look at. i don't think pakistan has never been a wholly stable place, but it hasn't gone off the tipping point yet. we've been doing drones there for a long while, and i think that's because -- to get back to what i was saying about libya and egypt -- we are doing a more bottom-up democracy. america is not looking like the imperialist nation that it had in the past. that is damping down the potential for blowback here which i think quite a striking thing and something worth praising. >> yeah. you kn
>> like benghazi. >> benghazi was local militants, not al-qaeda from above. but people lose those quiks very -- convictions very quickly sometimes in terms of politics. i be i think -- but i think there's still a reason to use them. you want to be careful about the incentive question that you're not treating it like a hammer and the republic looks like a nail. you don't want to be willy-nilly about it. the 2001 authorization is still legal authority. they can yank it, they haven't....
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because of what happened in benghazi today somewhere chris stevens is smiling. he's smiling because this is the real libya the libya that he knew and loved so well, the libya he wanted america to support and remain engaged with, the libya of which he ultimately gave his light. these brave people in libya are friends of america. they want our help and they need our help. and we must continue to provide it with them, which is exactly what chris stevens would have wanted. if the the senate were to cut off all u.s. assistance to libya now, as this amendment before us would do, it would abandon our friends to our terrorist enemies, destroy america's moral standing in the world and do egregious harm to our national interests. mr. kerry: kerry: i reserve the balance of our time. how much time do we have remaining? the presiding officer: four minutes. mr. kerry: i redisplerve the reserve the balance. thank you. the presiding officer: who yields time? mr. kerry: how much time is remaining altogether? the presiding officer: 2 minutes, 20 seconds on senator paul time. four
because of what happened in benghazi today somewhere chris stevens is smiling. he's smiling because this is the real libya the libya that he knew and loved so well, the libya he wanted america to support and remain engaged with, the libya of which he ultimately gave his light. these brave people in libya are friends of america. they want our help and they need our help. and we must continue to provide it with them, which is exactly what chris stevens would have wanted. if the the senate were to...
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the same thing, i think, we are seeing with susan rice in benghazi where people live saying, okay, she might have done it, but it is not important so how do we prioritize information to make sure that we are seeing the world correctly or events in the world correctly? it seems like that is an issue that is relevant then and now. >> one piece of good news is that sense september 11th a lot of people have become very, very interested in the middle east, and they never were before. there were forced to become interested in the middle east. not long ago i asked professor lewis was born in 1916, very, very few people in the west when he was. did you ever think that your field would become so important there would be such interest in
the same thing, i think, we are seeing with susan rice in benghazi where people live saying, okay, she might have done it, but it is not important so how do we prioritize information to make sure that we are seeing the world correctly or events in the world correctly? it seems like that is an issue that is relevant then and now. >> one piece of good news is that sense september 11th a lot of people have become very, very interested in the middle east, and they never were before. there...
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the pitfall embedded in positive steps and finally the best example also what we find in benghazi when citizens are outraged by the militia that was there and in order to protest against the action, takes out the militia. concern of what presidents of being set at what cost. they have to step back and start to weigh in how to address those pitfalls that are embedded. >> thank you very much. we are going to turn to you for questions. this event is being taped by c-span which means we need to make it possible for the media to record your questions. we have a microphone on either side of the room. what i would ask is if you have a question you line up behind the microphone. i will move with full equality and democracy across and we have -- you want to ask a question. we have a gentleman who also did prior so we will simply move. if you wouldn't mind we can do it that way and proceed down the line. thank you very much. >> your colleague right behind you, i would like to reward that sort of enthusiasm so please identify yourself. >> i with the international stability operation association.
the pitfall embedded in positive steps and finally the best example also what we find in benghazi when citizens are outraged by the militia that was there and in order to protest against the action, takes out the militia. concern of what presidents of being set at what cost. they have to step back and start to weigh in how to address those pitfalls that are embedded. >> thank you very much. we are going to turn to you for questions. this event is being taped by c-span which means we need...
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this was work in benghazi. this is the work we will carry on. see you, their families and colleagues, to all americans, know this, their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us. we will stand fast against the violence on a diplomatic mission. we will continue to do everything in our power to protect americans serving overseas, whether that means increasing security, working with host countries, which is an obligation to provide security, making it clear that justice will calm to those who harm americans. most of all, in our grief we will be resolute. but we are americans who hold our head high, knowing that it's because of you this country that we love will always shine as a light unto the world. greater love hath no man than this. the man lay down his life. the flag base are under now carries them home. may god bless the memory of these men who laid down their lives for us all. may god watch over families and all who love him. may god bless these united states of america. >> for our benediction, w
this was work in benghazi. this is the work we will carry on. see you, their families and colleagues, to all americans, know this, their sacrifice will never be forgotten. we will bring to justice those who took them from us. we will stand fast against the violence on a diplomatic mission. we will continue to do everything in our power to protect americans serving overseas, whether that means increasing security, working with host countries, which is an obligation to provide security, making it...
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, the way it was -- i myself, i was -- cutoff edges of the day before were going to gilad people in benghazi. and when the top is saying he's going to kill, he was going to kill. so still what we have to do, i was for no-fly zone, but i wanted us to do something. and i think that today in syria is very, very, very, very disappointing to see that we're not doing anything, as if we agree to disagree on this and to let it be the way. so i'm not saying we have to be passive, but we have to be respectful and we have to now with whom -- we should not intervene to protect our interest. in libya it was quite clear that this was a deal between the united states and france. and i think in syria have to care about the people who are being killed and that only about -- which i think is the case today. >> i'm a journalist from egypt, and return back again to cover the dilemma between the islamists and secular. you said that -- [inaudible] >> islamist background. this is not the case. do you think that [inaudible] which i think i think would nott in the upcoming where we still have problems? >> thank you
, the way it was -- i myself, i was -- cutoff edges of the day before were going to gilad people in benghazi. and when the top is saying he's going to kill, he was going to kill. so still what we have to do, i was for no-fly zone, but i wanted us to do something. and i think that today in syria is very, very, very, very disappointing to see that we're not doing anything, as if we agree to disagree on this and to let it be the way. so i'm not saying we have to be passive, but we have to be...
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he had been looking forward to spend christmas and benghazi and fought a ski in the swiss alps or better still, the italian. all army vehicles in the desert had their windshields removed to prevent reflected light from capturing the enemies attention. this made driving challenging and when the wind picked up and the sand, too which had proven nearly inevitable, it was painfully slow. the violence of the sand and wind took him back to the fall of 1938 when he and his mother quite unwilling we have migrated home from vermont through the great hurricane that would be remembered as the long island express the job of his younger brother for his first year at st. paul and i had been raining for days and returned to windsor. they were aware they were rising and the flooding was occurring in western vermont but that hadn't seen particularly ominous. it was a regular part of the change of seasons and happened like clockwork when it broke up each spring. the family had been anxious about their safety but no one said the word hurricane and they were eager to get home. the next morning before they l
he had been looking forward to spend christmas and benghazi and fought a ski in the swiss alps or better still, the italian. all army vehicles in the desert had their windshields removed to prevent reflected light from capturing the enemies attention. this made driving challenging and when the wind picked up and the sand, too which had proven nearly inevitable, it was painfully slow. the violence of the sand and wind took him back to the fall of 1938 when he and his mother quite unwilling we...
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what happened recently after that video and the reaction in egypt and benghazi -- benghazi's an act of terror, we know that, but let's talk about egypt. demonstrations in the rest of the arab world and the muslim world. this is not about religion. we are not engaged in theological disputation. this was from the crusades in the colonial era to postcolonialism. it's about political power. it's about economics. it's about control. what happened is, essentially, a stupid video produced by a bunch of idiotic people in california. nobody knew about it, it was on the internet until somebody, an islamist in egypt, translated it into arabic, played it on local television, and there is a plethora of uncontrolled television stations in egypt. and he brought in somebody to explain it and comment on it who engaged in whipping up frenzy against the christians in egypt and all of that. [inaudible] grabbed this issue in their own competition with the mainstream islamists. the leader of the country, who happens to be a pus -- muslim brother, mohamed morsi, used it also with the sell fates -- zell fates
what happened recently after that video and the reaction in egypt and benghazi -- benghazi's an act of terror, we know that, but let's talk about egypt. demonstrations in the rest of the arab world and the muslim world. this is not about religion. we are not engaged in theological disputation. this was from the crusades in the colonial era to postcolonialism. it's about political power. it's about economics. it's about control. what happened is, essentially, a stupid video produced by a bunch...
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>> what happened in benghazi had nothing to do with the protest. we know based on the discussions with people that were there that might it was highly sophisticated. the coordination, the weapons at the people used, and these fall on an organization called sharia and this was a small brigade that is not as strong as the regional brigade. it's also not as strong as the more radiological based ones like the 17th with a shield which are the strong ones. and for an organization, to put a blame on an organization like the sure via but cannot fight on the level of the other organizations is just missing the point. as more and more information comes out, we are going to learn that about the organizations and the movements that were involved that have a lot more to do than just being in libya. >> meaning it's very likely there was a foreign component was driving what happened on the ground but might. >> -- that night. >> having spent six months in libya after the fall, do you think that the attack on the consulate is sort of ran out liar or represents the
>> what happened in benghazi had nothing to do with the protest. we know based on the discussions with people that were there that might it was highly sophisticated. the coordination, the weapons at the people used, and these fall on an organization called sharia and this was a small brigade that is not as strong as the regional brigade. it's also not as strong as the more radiological based ones like the 17th with a shield which are the strong ones. and for an organization, to put a...
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the tragic attack that took lives of ambassador stevens and three other embassy personnel in benghazi, there are a lot of bad actors in syria. we saw this bad actors going across the syria-iraq border killing our people there. among the hard liners of the brigade and the brotherhood. among of the foreigners, and so there's no scarcity of bad actors there, and while i'm not agreeing with the russian analysis, the cautionary note about ever so-called arab spring, the arab chaos episode in every country brings to the surface egypt, the jihadis in syria and libya, and bad apples in syria. everybody has to be careful and not to rush in with an intervention that can just clear the path for the worst actors. some of them may be, in many respects, worse than the current assad regime. >> just briefly on that. i agree with the thrust of what ariel says; however, as has been mentioned, you had the islamic takeover of a nationalist war against the russians in the north caucuses. you almost had the same thing happen in bosnia in 1995. you may be seeing that happen now in syria, but i don't think i
the tragic attack that took lives of ambassador stevens and three other embassy personnel in benghazi, there are a lot of bad actors in syria. we saw this bad actors going across the syria-iraq border killing our people there. among the hard liners of the brigade and the brotherhood. among of the foreigners, and so there's no scarcity of bad actors there, and while i'm not agreeing with the russian analysis, the cautionary note about ever so-called arab spring, the arab chaos episode in every...
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you know, i was not the bbc and, you know, just said the day before, we're going to cue the people in benghazi, and when gadhafi says i'm going to kill, he's going to kill. he was going to kill. what we have to do -- i work for a no-fly zone, but i wanted to be asked to do something, and i think that today in syria, it's very, very, very, very disappointed to see we're not doing anything. agree to disagree on this and let it to be the way it is with syria. i'm not saying we have to be passive, but we have to be respectful. we have to know with whom we -- we should not intervene only to protect our interests. in libya, it was quite clear this was a deal between the united states and france, and i think in syria, we have to care about the people who are being killed and not only about the interests, which i think is the case today. >> i'm a journalist from egypt visiting dc and returning back again to cover the dilemma between the polarization between islamists and civil or secular powers. you said that islam's in egypt say they want or seek for civil state, religious or islamic background, and
you know, i was not the bbc and, you know, just said the day before, we're going to cue the people in benghazi, and when gadhafi says i'm going to kill, he's going to kill. he was going to kill. what we have to do -- i work for a no-fly zone, but i wanted to be asked to do something, and i think that today in syria, it's very, very, very, very disappointed to see we're not doing anything. agree to disagree on this and let it to be the way it is with syria. i'm not saying we have to be passive,...
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have been part of if not all of behind the attack on our ambassador, the murder of our ambassador in benghazi and three of his colleagues, do you honestly think they pay attention to our budget numbers other than hoping they keep on going down? so then what are we talking about here? we're talking about an administration that talks about a pivot to asia and cutting budgets at the same time. of course the pentagon went along with it. when did pentagon not go along with its commander in chief? that doesn't prove a thing. let's go around the world and have a look at how well we really are doing. oh, we're doing very well in the arab spring. how many embassies were attacked? how many demonstrations have been held against us? of great friends in egypt, president morsi lays conditions down in an interview with "the new york times" as to when he'll have good relations with the united states? this by a man who's still getting hundreds of millions of dollars of aid from the united states. in england they call it cheek, in french they call it chuz pa. [laughter] we have been behind on the arab spring a
have been part of if not all of behind the attack on our ambassador, the murder of our ambassador in benghazi and three of his colleagues, do you honestly think they pay attention to our budget numbers other than hoping they keep on going down? so then what are we talking about here? we're talking about an administration that talks about a pivot to asia and cutting budgets at the same time. of course the pentagon went along with it. when did pentagon not go along with its commander in chief?...
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british and french pilots led the way to get there in the early hours and the fate of benghazi was at stake and together we saw it through, hop in the libyan people overcome tyranny and secure their own future. so i am proud to work with my european partners and i'm proud of what we can achieve. i stood on this platform on a year ago and said that europe could recover and dynamism. i still believe we can, but only if we are bold, only if we fight for our prosperity, get to grips with our data, take old decisions on deregulation of opening up the senior market on innovation, trade and address the fundamental issues at the heart of the euro zone crisis. all of these decisions lie in our own hands. they are the test of europe's leaders in the months ahead. yes, the stakes are high. they are incredibly high. but there is nothing about the current crisis that we don't understand. the problems we face are man-made and with the problems we face are man-made and with real political will, we can fix with real political will, we can fix them. thank you. hot mark thank you are a match. very happ
british and french pilots led the way to get there in the early hours and the fate of benghazi was at stake and together we saw it through, hop in the libyan people overcome tyranny and secure their own future. so i am proud to work with my european partners and i'm proud of what we can achieve. i stood on this platform on a year ago and said that europe could recover and dynamism. i still believe we can, but only if we are bold, only if we fight for our prosperity, get to grips with our data,...
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from an unforeseen way in 9/11 and it almost happened again with president obama with the attacks in benghazi. we should not rule out the entire range of potential terrorist attacks and what that would do to america's relations and to america's set of priorities in the middle east. taking down an airplane, blowing up a series of embassies, attacking civilians, foreign governments as was tried in washington with the attack on the saudi ambassador, foreign governments using terrorism even on our soil. the whole range of possibilities here. let's not foreclose dealing with them. and third, a sinai clash on steroids. we saw in august of 2011 how the attempts by terrorists, the effort by terrorists to kill israelis triggered an israeli reaction. that ended up with it egypt israel peace treaty being this far way from total collapse. i measure this as being the signal on the door of the at the israeli embassy in cairo outside of which the protesters were hanging down the door to attack the american israeli diplomats on the other side of the door. that was when the military control. today it's a diff
from an unforeseen way in 9/11 and it almost happened again with president obama with the attacks in benghazi. we should not rule out the entire range of potential terrorist attacks and what that would do to america's relations and to america's set of priorities in the middle east. taking down an airplane, blowing up a series of embassies, attacking civilians, foreign governments as was tried in washington with the attack on the saudi ambassador, foreign governments using terrorism even on our...
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consulate in benghazi may not have enough security to spice mornings of heightened despair. you think the obama administration could've handled this situation better either before or after that attack? kaine: i don't know the details and we've got to study at ensure the answer to the question is yes. when something goes wrong there's always something you could have done better. en i was governor my darkest day was april of 2007 when there was a shooting at virginia tech. the most significant crime in the history of the state. and i just landed in japan on a trade mission and then i got right back on the plane and flew back. i spend time dealing with grieving family members in that community. and what i said from day one is we're going to put in place a panel of people with a broad expertise have no connection of virginia tech and we will have them turn it upside down to determine everything that could've been done different. so we cn minimize the chance that anything like that will ever happen again. we can't prevent it but we can minimize the chance. we found a lot of thing
consulate in benghazi may not have enough security to spice mornings of heightened despair. you think the obama administration could've handled this situation better either before or after that attack? kaine: i don't know the details and we've got to study at ensure the answer to the question is yes. when something goes wrong there's always something you could have done better. en i was governor my darkest day was april of 2007 when there was a shooting at virginia tech. the most significant...
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medieval siege and slaughter," the kinds of mass atrocities that nato intervened in libya to prevent in benghazi are a reality in homes. indeed syria today is the scene of some of the worst state-sponsored violence since milosevic war of crimes in the balkans or russia's an nile hraeugs -- annihilation of the chechnyan city of grahzi. a spree continued despite severe pressure against him. his regime is almost completely isolated. it's been expelled from the arab league, rebuked by the united nations general assembly, excoriated by the u.n. human rights council and abandoned by nearly every country that once maintained diplomatic relations with it. at the same time, assad's regime is facing a punishing array of economic sanctions by the united states, the european union, the arab league and others. measures that have targeted the asets of assad and his henchmen, cut off the central bank and other financial institutions, grounded serious cargo flights and restricted the regime's ability to sell oil. this has been an impressive international effort, and the administration deserves a lot of credit f
medieval siege and slaughter," the kinds of mass atrocities that nato intervened in libya to prevent in benghazi are a reality in homes. indeed syria today is the scene of some of the worst state-sponsored violence since milosevic war of crimes in the balkans or russia's an nile hraeugs -- annihilation of the chechnyan city of grahzi. a spree continued despite severe pressure against him. his regime is almost completely isolated. it's been expelled from the arab league, rebuked by the...
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. >> well, they talk about benghazi, what happened in benghazi after the attack on the consulate. >> well, benghazi's very different, libya's very different because they're very supportive of the west for what they did in overthrowing gadhafi as opposed to other countries where no one asked for american aid, and no one got it, military support. but my point is, i was in, i used to live in yemen, and in yemen people were very supportive of attacks against the american military in iraq, of attacks against american civilians. they were supportive of the 9/11 attacks. but the day that there was an attack in yemen, aqa al-qaeda sponsored, oh, we can't have that. >> name sing happened in saudi arabia in 2003. -- same thing happened in available in 2003. let's have another question over here. >> this on? >> i'm ray mcgovern, ray mcgovern, veteran intelligence professionals for sanity. i'd like to broaden the discussion to russia. i used to know a lot about russia, and i think i remember they were very interested in syria. how serious do you think the russians consider what's happening there
. >> well, they talk about benghazi, what happened in benghazi after the attack on the consulate. >> well, benghazi's very different, libya's very different because they're very supportive of the west for what they did in overthrowing gadhafi as opposed to other countries where no one asked for american aid, and no one got it, military support. but my point is, i was in, i used to live in yemen, and in yemen people were very supportive of attacks against the american military in...